--- title: "News - Mainline" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "/category/news/page/17/" source_url: "https://www.mainlineatl.com/category/news/page/17/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bmishawn-48-1024x577.jpg)](/black-lives-matter-vs-the-state/) [ Jun 10 2020 ](/black-lives-matter-vs-the-state/) ## [THE LEGITIMACY OF VIOLENT PROTEST: Black Lives Matter vs. the State](/black-lives-matter-vs-the-state/) Joshua Fryer holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Politics and Sociology from Middle Tennessee State University, and is a former doctoral research fellow in Political Science and former instructor of Global Issues, both at Georgia State University. His […] [ THE LEGITIMACY OF VIOLENT PROTEST: Black Lives Matter vs. the State Read More »](/black-lives-matter-vs-the-state/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ballot-feature-1024x518.jpg)](/op-ed-your-atlanta-june-9-primary-cheat-sheet/) [ Jun 4 2020 ](/op-ed-your-atlanta-june-9-primary-cheat-sheet/) ## [Op-Ed: Your Atlanta June 9 primary cheat sheet](/op-ed-your-atlanta-june-9-primary-cheat-sheet/) Voting is still a thing you should do and is another form of protest Published: June 4, 2020, 11:29 p.m.Updated: June 4, 2020, 10:49 a.m. to include further research conducted in the U.S. Senate race in Georgia. It’s been 10 [ Op-Ed: Your Atlanta June 9 primary cheat sheet Read More »](/op-ed-your-atlanta-june-9-primary-cheat-sheet/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DSC08405-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg)](/atlanta-this-is-what-you-say-to-your-council-members/) [ Jun 3 2020 ](/atlanta-this-is-what-you-say-to-your-council-members/) ## [Atlanta: This is what you say to your council members](/atlanta-this-is-what-you-say-to-your-council-members/) Resources provided by @panthersforblackfeminism which was inspired by original post, How to Defund the Police if You Live in New York by Eric Hu. Detailed script provided by contributor and Atlanta resident Kevin Brown. The proposed budget for FY21 is [ Atlanta: This is what you say to your council members Read More »](/atlanta-this-is-what-you-say-to-your-council-members/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/city-of-atlantas-proposed-budget-features-a-14m-increase-for-police/) [ Jun 2 2020 ](/city-of-atlantas-proposed-budget-features-a-14m-increase-for-police/) ## [City of Atlanta’s proposed budget features a $14M increase for police](/city-of-atlantas-proposed-budget-features-a-14m-increase-for-police/) The city budget for FY21 also shows an $18M increase for the Atlanta correctional facility This article was published on June 2, 2020. Correction: This article originally stated the Atlanta budget for FY21 included a 6% increase of $15 million [ City of Atlanta’s proposed budget features a $14M increase for police Read More »](/city-of-atlantas-proposed-budget-features-a-14m-increase-for-police/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BLACK.jpg)](/op-ed-sins-of-the-father/) [ May 19 2020 ](/op-ed-sins-of-the-father/) ## [Op-Ed: Sins of the Father](/op-ed-sins-of-the-father/) In September 2019, Stephanie Hofeller had a random but overwhelming feeling that she should Google her estranged father and Republican strategist Thomas Hofeller, the man who gerrymandered America. Her quick search revealed that he had recently died in summer 2018, [ Op-Ed: Sins of the Father Read More »](/op-ed-sins-of-the-father/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/old-atlanta/) [ Apr 29 2020 ](/old-atlanta/) ## [Old Atlanta](/old-atlanta/) A look back at a long-gone Atlanta It’s no secret that Atlanta is widely and rapidly gentrifying, changing the geography and culture of a city that seems to perpetually seek “progress.” Gentrification, the typically planned process by which individuals in [ Old Atlanta Read More »](/old-atlanta/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/opinion-gov-brian-kemp-isnt-an-idiot-hes-a-liar/) [ Apr 6 2020 ](/opinion-gov-brian-kemp-isnt-an-idiot-hes-a-liar/) ## [Opinion: Gov. Brian Kemp isn’t an idiot. 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